by Tokyo Becky | Feb 27, 2017 | Japan Travel
Last November, I finally made it to Mt. Koya in Wakayama, Japan after several friends told me that it was a great place to get away from it all and truly get a closer look into the ancient Buddhist culture of Japan. When I learned that Mt. Koya also has 52 temples...
by Tokyo Becky | Jan 30, 2017 | Japan Travel
Now that we are fully into the winter season here in Japan, I thought that I might take this time tell you more about visiting the snow monkeys in Japan. Monkeys seem to be one of Japan’s most ubiquitous animals (surprising, I know) when you get out into...
by Tokyo Becky | Jan 22, 2017 | Japan Travel
Tokyo Becky is back! So now that we’ve covered our first list of five places to see in Tokyo, let’s move on to five more amazing places to see in the most populated city on the planet. 6. Ueno The east side of Tokyo is the quieter, more traditional side of the city,...
by Tokyo Becky | Nov 19, 2016 | Japan Travel
Because I’ve lived in Tokyo for over ten years, I get a lot of questions from first-time visitors about the best things to see and do. I think it’s time for my top five recommendations honed over years of experience which I hope will ensure that you have a great time...
by Tokyo Becky | Oct 10, 2016 | Japan Travel
When most people come to Tokyo, they hit up three main places: Harajuku/Meiji Jingu shrine, Asakusa and Sensoji Temple, and the Shibuya Crossing (the famous huge crosswalk with all the TVs at the top of the buildings featured in most non-Japanese films set in Tokyo)....
by Tokyo Becky | Sep 10, 2016 | Japan Travel
Finding the best place to stay for your first time in Tokyo is more important than you might think, but most first-time visitors to Tokyo are actually not familiar with any of the names of individual neighborhoods within the city. The place where they end up staying...
